What are Ruffles Flamin’ Hot BBQ Potato Chips?
The latest chips to churn out of the Ruffles factory bring together its ridged spud slices with a spicy BBQ flavor. It’s apparently the first time any Frito-Lay product has combined Flamin’ Hot – of Cheetos fame – with BBQ. This is being marketing-spun as Jayson Tatum’s (the basketball player featured on the bag) signature flavor as he hails from St. Louis, and it reminds him of his hometown barbecue.
How are they?
I’m giving props to the Ruffles flavor gurus because they know how to tantalize taste buds. At first blush, this flavor sounded boring and done before, but the eating experience was anything but lame.
It was incredibly well-seasoned – not a bare piece of potato in sight – which helped ensure a flavorful eat. I was also really impressed by the size of each chip. Not just the fact that it wasn’t a bag of crumbs, but also that each piece was the perfect size to pop whole into my mouth – covering the majority of my taste buds in one bite for max flavor!
The BBQ was practically perfection with its symphony of savory, sweet, and tangy notes. It definitely was dominant as the heat came up as an afternote. The spice built up, though, because I ate myself to a capsaicin-induced runny nose. So, if you pace yourself, you can control the heat level as the ‘cue tempers the spice, unlike the spicy wallop of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos on their own.
Anything else you need to know?
So far, I’m pretty impressed with the NBA and Ruffles collab line. I really enjoyed the Anthony Davis x Ruffles Lime & Jalapeno chips from last year.
Conclusion:
Whether you’re an avid NBA fan or not, these are worth picking up on your next snack run. If eight ounces is too much heat to commit to, you can find them in a single-serve size as well!
Purchased Price: $2.98
Size: 8 oz bag
Purchased at: Walmart
Rating: 9 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (about 11 Chips) 150 calories, 9 grams of fat, 0 gram of trans fat, 1.5 gram of saturated fat, 200 milligrams of sodium, 16 grams of total carbohydrates, 1 gram of total sugars, 1 gram of fiber, and 2 grams of protein.
I’m REALLY angry that you got such a well-seasoned bag of chips, because it means that they can season them really well, they just choose not to with some of their other flavors, like the sour cream and cheddar ruffles that I’ve stopped buying because they’re NEVER well-seasoned!!!!! Although, I have to admit that this flavor intrigued me right from the start, even though I HATE BBQ flavored chips. I may pick up a bag, but probably not.
Why would you maybe pick up a bag if you HATE BBQ chips? And what is so intriguing about the flavour? It’s just a spicy barbecue flavour, lol.
I don’t know, it sounds good. Besides, I might wind up loving them.
Hehe. Very true, worth a shot!
Yep. They had some BBQ cheddar Doritos several years ago that I LOVED, so I might really enjoy these, as well. Won’t know until I try.
I’m still bummed that we didn’t get “All Dressed” down here in AZ this winter. I was a convert! I assume they figured that since the snowbirds weren’t coming to the desert because of COVID, they needn’t make their chip flavor (flavour?) to eat while they were here.
consider yourself lucky,the all dressed up ruffles are disgusting
i cant find these anywhere
I saw these in customer service by the Coinstar machine. Had a stand with all the new Ruffles there.
Dem hoes smack ? like how TF a chip can taste so good ?